Message from @Wally
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They could give a shit less about any folk religion which is a word I use loosely because paganism is not even a real religion in the way Hegelian philosophy is not a real religion.
that is one point of view
I like what Jason said in his video
Paganism is essentially a gathering of previously not gathered archetypal, poetic constructs that seek to explain the world around us
No one literally worships the Sun.
We revere what it represents.
So we revere Baldur and Mithra.
it might be true
Apollo.
Sol Invictus and Christ enter into the God-man idea. Where the archetype meets flesh.
This is where worship is defined. Where religion and doctrine enter in.
Like I said I like both, I go to church and if there is an asatru event I go there too
and I don't really want to argue about it
Church is part of our culture and heritage
and Asatru is part of our ancestry
I'm not even saying it's wrong to be Asatru lol
I'm just saying it was never considered a religion by our ancestors. They didn't literally believe in Thor as a physical person. Or Loki. They were personified ideas and causes and forces and concepts.
And there was never a doctrine or theology. Just oral tradition and local customs. They didn't have a name even for their assembled "pantheon". Dr. Johnson's podcast on this is great.
I think that's a reasonable view, and ties into my love of Traditional Catholicism with our reverence for our ancestors (Saints)
and I'm not saying everything is cucked about christianity
for sure a lot is good in christianity...
and I go to church every week...it was a good service today
except for one part
but I'm not meaning to insult christianity for saying that
And I love the work of Dr. Johnson too
A lot of Christians just don't get it, and many who do are not at all gracious about it. It's a big problem I keep running into. Thankfully I have y'all to keep me sane
I just finished his book Russian Populist
I think if y'll want to know about Russia, you should read it
its just a short book...but it's good
and I always listen to his podcasts
As an Evolafag I find that Father Johnson's podcast a bit weak, yes there is a stark difference in Christian and pagan view of religion, sacred, dogma, theology, etc, but to say that its all just secular custom is wrong
yea I love Asatru
I'm just gonna go full Luther and start a new church for racists.
Never go full Luther
Except sometimes it's entertaining
So... CI?
And revere the old archetypes too so pagans can convert readily.
didn't wqe already have a religion?
Go full NS fusion faith
David Lane had a branch of christianity